scrape out
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Faded stars could scrape out a second act in B-movies and lesser studio offerings without losing the prestige of the silver screen.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Mr. Futterman’s focus on superstars will leave some readers wishing he’d chronicled the occasional journeyman trying to scrape out wins and paychecks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Finger marks inside some jars suggest looters tried to scrape out the contents as completely as possible.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025
Claudine Singer, 72, brings knee pads so she can crouch in the street to scrape out the gutters with a metal claw.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
I have to scrape out the last bit of bravery hiding in my bones.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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